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Corrections Commissioner Nicholas Deml on the challenges facing Vermont's prisons

Medication-assisted treatment is one of the most effective ways to combat opioid addiction, but access to MAT in Vermont prisons can be limited.
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Vermont's six state prisons, roughly 1,300 prisoners and about 1,000 corrections officers are now under the oversight of Corrections Commissioner Nicholas Deml.

The head of Vermont’s Department of Corrections has been on the job roughly half a year. He's facing a worker shortage, questions over prisoner treatment during the pandemic, and a shake-up in leadership at the Newport prison. This hour, DOC Commissioner Nicholas Deml discusses the challenges facing Vermont’s prisons.

Broadcast live on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.